Air yam vs attoto yam

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea cayenensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Air yam	attoto yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea bulbifera	Dioscorea cayenensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Air yam and attoto yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Air yam

NE — Not Evaluated

attoto yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Air yam	attoto yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Air yam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

attoto yam

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Panama), and South America (5 countries).

Air yam

The Air yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

attoto yam

The Attoto yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇵🇦 Panama 🇸🇷 Suriname